"...Paul Bartel mocks the media's appetite for carnage and the public's bloodlust while working miracles on a slim budget..."Total Film "...Very lively....ROLLERBALL was never this much fun..."Sight and Sound "An all-time gonzo classic." Uncut "[A] campy sci-fi cheapie about a cross-country demolition derby where drivers score points by turning pedestrians into roadkill." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly "What really makes RACE such a classic...is that Bartel manages to mix ruthless satire, absurdism, and sincerity without ever softening or compromising any of them."A.V. Club0.251729

"...Paul Bartel mocks the media's appetite for carnage and the public's bloodlust while working miracles on a slim budget..."Total Film "...Very lively....ROLLERBALL was never this much fun..."Sight and Sound "An all-time gonzo classic." Uncut "[A] campy sci-fi cheapie about a cross-country demolition derby where drivers score points by turning pedestrians into roadkill." -- Grade: B-Entertainment Weekly "What really makes RACE such a classic...is that Bartel manages to mix ruthless satire, absurdism, and sincerity without ever softening or compromising any of them."A.V. Club0.2013832

"Shot on location in Bavaria and Austria, this twisty thriller, with breakneck action sequences, features a memorable fight atop a cable car and an edge-of-the-seat rescue from the Alpine castle."USA Today0.1762103

"Shot on location in Bavaria and Austria, this twisty thriller, with breakneck action sequences, features a memorable fight atop a cable car and an edge-of-the-seat rescue from the Alpine castle."USA Today0.1762103

"[T]he rapid-fire editing nervously stitches the stunts, chases, fights and confrontations together. It's a remarkable film."Hollywood Reporter 4 stars out of 5 -- "Greengrass concentrates on a specific situation and lets the context take care of itself....An expertly orchestrated war-zone thriller."Total Film "The jittery camerawork, familiar from Greengrass' previous work adn here implemented by Barry Ackroyd, achieves visceral reactions at times..."Variety 3 stars out of 4 -- "[E]ven in this BOURNE Zone, Damon and Greengrass haven't shirked their duty to enlighten and entertain."Rolling Stone "As a war thriller, ZONE works on a visceral level....Damon is first-rate..."USA Today 4 stars out of 4 -- "It has a point to argue....This is one hell of a thriller."Chicago Sun-Times "made with daring and pasion....This is a red-hot action thriller that deals candidly and unapologetically with the situation in Iraq."Los Angeles Times "There is plenty of fighting in GREEN ZONE, most of it executed with the hurtling hand-held camerawork and staccato editing that are hallmarks of Mr. Greengrass's style....Action under pressure is, for him, a test and a revelation of characters."New York Times "[M]uch of the craftsmanship in GREEN ZONE is first-rate. Mr. Damon, as usual, takes charge of his character with understated yet formidable authority."Wall Street Journal "Greengrass has a compulsively watchable style and a sharp understanding of Damon's unlikely strengths as an action hero....The standoffs, showdowns, and cat-and-mouse chases are bracing, sometimes even BOURNE cool."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]ts pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet."Empire 3 stars out of 4 -- "If viewed as a thrilling war movie, GREEN ZONE is a compelling ride through war-torn Iraq, putting you right alongside of Damon as he susses out the truth."Premiere0.1431587

4 stars out of 5 -- "Greengrass concentrates on a specific situation and lets the context take care of itself....An expertly orchestrated war-zone thriller."Total Film "The jittery camerawork, familiar from Greengrass' previous work adn here implemented by Barry Ackroyd, achieves visceral reactions at times..."Variety 3 stars out of 4 -- "[E]ven in this BOURNE Zone, Damon and Greengrass haven't shirked their duty to enlighten and entertain."Rolling Stone "As a war thriller, ZONE works on a visceral level....Damon is first-rate..."USA Today 4 stars out of 4 -- "It has a point to argue....This is one hell of a thriller."Chicago Sun-Times "made with daring and pasion....This is a red-hot action thriller that deals candidly and unapologetically with the situation in Iraq."Los Angeles Times "[M]uch of the craftsmanship in GREEN ZONE is first-rate. Mr. Damon, as usual, takes charge of his character with understated yet formidable authority."Wall Street Journal "[T]he rapid-fire editing nervously stitches the stunts, chases, fights and confrontations together. It's a remarkable film."Hollywood Reporter "There is plenty of fighting in GREEN ZONE, most of it executed with the hurtling hand-held camerawork and staccato editing that are hallmarks of Mr. Greengrass's style....Action under pressure is, for him, a test and a revelation of characters."New York Times "Greengrass has a compulsively watchable style and a sharp understanding of Damon's unlikely strengths as an action hero....The standoffs, showdowns, and cat-and-mouse chases are bracing, sometimes even BOURNE cool."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]ts pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet."Empire 3 stars out of 4 -- "If viewed as a thrilling war movie, GREEN ZONE is a compelling ride through war-torn Iraq, putting you right alongside of Damon as he susses out the truth."Premiere0.1431587